Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-14
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
Participates i'm the Celebration
of the Clinton Ccntennial.

|niece, came down from Holland Pa
ent on the coach this morning. The
were met by the Centennial Commit
tee from Clinton and brief address {
welcome was made, to which tn
President responded in few words
1.-The Utica Jacksonians, with tn
| Twelfth Infantry Band, saluted tn
President and his wife as they stoo
upon the platform of the coach
Crowded trains have been running t
Clinton all the morning and an immens
crowd was at the railroad station a
Presidents train moved out. The
cheered the President and wave
their hats as he stood uncovered ant
bowed his acknowledgements.
ARRIVAL AT CLINTON.
CLINTON, N. Y, July 13.-Presiden
Cleveland and party reached her
about 10 o'clock this morning. Al
immense crowd was at the station +
greet them. In the parade were tn
Indian chiefs, descendants of the In
dians who gave the site of the villag
to its founders, Skeandoa and Daxta
Ter, and over 100 Oneidas, with an In
dian band, from the Onondaga reser
walton. Spectators are coming in ol
every train and by every roadway.
MR.. CLEVELAND SAID:
| ~ am by no means certain of IN,
standing here among those who cele
brate Clinton's existence as a village
NV recollections of the place reacl
backward but about thirty-six years
and my residence here covered but 9
very brief period. But these recollec.
tions are fresh and distinct to-day ,and
pleasant too, though not entirely fre'
from sombre coloring."
The President then recalled the
citizens still familiar to his memory
and continued: 81 know that you
will bear with me, my friends, II
yield to the impulse which the men
ton of home creates and speak of my
own home and how, through the
memories which cluster about it,
may claim tender relationship tc
your village. I can only add my
thanks for the privilege of being with
you to-day, and wish for the village OF
| Clinton in the future continuation
and increase of the blessings Of the
past.
IN THE EVENING.
At banquet given in the evening
in response to the toast Of "The Pres
ident Of the United States," President
Cleveland spoke as follows: 81 am
inclined to content myself on this oc'
casion with an acknowledgment on
behalf of the people OF the United
States of the compliment which you
have paid to the Office which repre-
sents their sovereignty, but such al
acknowledgment suggests an idea
which cannot refrain from dwelling
upon for a moment, and that is that
the office of President of the United
States does represent the sovereignty
of 10000, 900 of people, and to my
mind the statement is full OF solem'
nifty. Though there is struggle Of
political parties to secure the incum
bency OF this office, and there are
questionable methods sometimes re-
sorted to for its possession, and deceit
may be pricticed to mislead
the people in their choice,
these things should never lead
us astray i'm our estimate of this ex-
alted position and its value and dig
nifty. Iby no means underestimate the
fact that the utmost care and circum-
spection should be used in the selec-
ton of an incumbent. On the con-
trary, / believe that there is no obli-
CATION of citizenship that demands
more thought and conscience deliber-
alton than this-I am speaking of the
citizens duty to the Office and its Sc
lected incumbent. This duty is only
performed when the exercise of the
powers of the chief magistrate is insist
ed on for the peoples safety, and due
regard for the limitations placed upon
the office is expected. Ii your presi-
dent should not be of the people and
not one one of your fellow citizens, he
would be utterly unfit for the position
and incapable of understanding the
peoples wants and careless of their
desires. That he is one of the people
implies that he is subject to human
frailty and error and that he should
be permitted to claim, but the gener-
osity of his fellow-citizens shouldalone
decide how far his good intentions
should excuse his short-coming.
Watch well then this high office, the
most precious possession of American
citizenship. Demand for it most COM
plete devotion on the part OF him to
whose custody it may be entrusted
and protect it no less violently from
unworthy assaults from without.
Thus will you perform the sacred duty
to yourselves and to those who may
follow you in the enjoyment of the
free institutions which heaven has
vouchsated to men,"
FUTURE PLANS.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, July 13.-Presi-
dent Cleveland will be the guest OF
Secretary Fairchild at Cazenovia on
Monday next. On Tuesday morning
he will drive over to Fayetteville,
where he will spend the day with his
sister, Mrs. Hoyt. The President will
return to Cazenovia and leave there on
Tuesday evening for Washington.
WHAT "THE WORLD" THINKS.
NEW YORK, July 13.-To-day's edi-
torial column of the World contains
the following. President Cleveland
does fair share of travelling for a
man holding his responsible position,
but he does too much of it in the
State OF New York. He should ex-
tend his geographical knowledge and
make the acquaintance of the good
people who reside in the south and
west.
A HORRIBLE AFFAIR.